Flashcards: Algebra One Academic Vocabulary
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rzeppaa on March 9, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolute value | The distance of a number from zero on a number line. |
| slope | The way of describing the steepness of a line, ramp or hill. The ratio of rise to run. |
| area | The number of square units needed to cover a surface. |
| perimeter | The distance around a polygon |
| variable | A letter or symbol that stands for one or more numbers. |
| factor | A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product. |
| integer | The set of whole numbers and their opposites. |
| inequality | A mathematical expression which shows that two quantities are not equal. |
| percent | A ratio comparing a number to 100. |
| reciprocal | One of two numbers whose product is 1. Also known as the multiplicative inverse of a number. |
| multiple | The product of any number and a whole number. The value obtained by repeated addition. |
| Order of Operations | The rules for performing operations in expressions with more than one operation. |
| like terms | Two or more terms that have the same variable raised to the same power. |
| linear | A constant change in x that corresponds to a constant change in y, forming a straight line. |
| expression | A mathematical phrase that combines operations, numbers, and/or variables. |
| equation | A statement that two expressions have the same value. |
| formula | An equation that states a rule or a fact. |
| distributive property | The property that states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products. a(b+c)= ab+ac |
| rational numbers | Any number that can be written as a ratio, a/b where a and b are integers and b doesn't = 0. |
| volume | The number of cubic units needed to fill a space. |
| simplify | To rewrite an expression as simply as possible. |
| origin | The point where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect on the coordinate plane. |
| intercept | The point of a line or curve where it crosses the x-axis or y-axis. |
| constant | A value that does not change. |
| irrational number | Any number that cannot be written as a ratio, repeating, or terminating decimal. |
| coefficient | The number that is multiplied by the variable in an algebraic expression or equation. |
| terms | The parts of an expression that are separated by an addition or subtraction sign. |
| ratio | a comparison of two numbers by division. |
| evaluate | To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression. |
| ordered pair | A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate plane. |
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